Curtain pole and hanger.



- H. P. ROBERTS.

PATENT-ED APR. 7, 1903", I

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY P. ROBERTS, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO l/VILLIAM L.HAINES, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AND ARTHUR H. STETSON, OF

DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

CURTAIN POLE AND HANGER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 72 ,506, da e April1903- Application filed September 24, 1901. Serial No. 76,410. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY P. ROBERTS, of Boston, in the county ofSuffolk, State of Masssachusetts, have made certain new and useful 5Improvements in Curtain Poles and Hangers, of which the following is adescription sufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any personskilled in the art or science to which said invention appertains to makeand use the' same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is an elevationshowing a portion of a curtain-pole constructed in accordance Y withmyimprovement, the curtain being represented as attached to one hanger;Fig. 2, a cross-section on line 2 2 in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, an elevationshowing a modified form of hanger adapted for carrying a curtain-ring;Fig. 4, a cross-section of the same; Fig, 5, an enlarged central sectionof the hanger, and Fig. 6 a sectional .view illustrating the poleemployed as molding.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the differentfigures of the drawings.

My invention relates especially to that class of curtain-poles which areprovided with sliding hangers by which the curtains are carried; and ithas certain novel features hereinafter set forth and claimed, the objectbeing to produce a simple, cheap, and highlyeffective device of thischaracter.

The nature and operation of the invention will be readily understood bythose conversant with such matters from the following explanation In thedrawings, A represents the curtain rod or pole, which is of the ordinarycircular form. Igroove this pole longitudinally, forming a beadf,approximately circular in crosssection (see Fig. 2) and integral withthe pole. This bead forms a track or way on which the hanger B runs.This hanger B comprises, primarily, a short section of split tubing,which will slip loosely on said bead, and the edges h of its mouth bear,respectively, on the inner faces of said head, as best shown I Fig. 2.This section of tubing is provided in opposite sides at its longitudinaland vertical 5o center with eyes j, Fig. 5, into which the ends of aring 70 are snapped. On this ring 7.: is pendent an eye Z, in which asafety-pin 0c of ordinary form may be inserted for attaching the curtainC to the hanger, as in Fig. 1.

It will be seen that the weight of the curtain is applied through ringit centrally to the hangers. This is a material feature in my invention,as when the curtain is moved the ring is swings in like direction, andthe pull on the tubular hanger being thus central it slips withoutbinding in the least on the bead.

As seen at g in Fig. 2, there is material space in the groove above theedges h of the hanger. This admits of lateral rocking of said hanger onthe bead and also tends to prevent binding. This form of hanger is farcheaper than many of the forms in common use where rollers or Wheels areemployed.

1 do not confine myself to using the exact combination of rings shownnor to any specific method of connecting the curtain to the hanger, thesalient feature of my invention being a split tube of material lengthfitted to slide on a way or run on a curtain-pole.

In the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the bead fand hanger-slide are thesame as already described, but in use the pole is disposed so that saidbead is on top.

In place of the attaching-ring k I form a spring-clip m rigidly on theslide B. Into this the ordinary curtain-ring H, encircling the pole inthe usual manner, may be detachably disposed and is held, as shown inFig.

4, out of contact with said pole. By this means all the disagreeablefeatures of the rings binding on the pole incident to the common formsare avoided. The bearing-point is central on the slide B, as in thependent form first described.

In Fig. 6 the pole is shown split longitudinally, formingapicture-molding attachable by any suitable means, as a strap y, to awall ,2. The hanger on this form will slide on the bead f, and picturesor articles other than curtains may be suspended therefrom in a mannerwhich will be readily understood by those conversant with such matterswithout a more explicit description.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim is 1. In a device ofthe type set forth, the com bination with a pole having a beadsubstantially circular in cross-section, of an elongated tube splitlongitudinally and having its side edges engaging the periphery of saidbead, and means arranged centrally on the said tube for engagement withthe curtain, substantially as described.

